I’m not one for outdoor adventures. Sure, I love taking walks and I’ll go on a hike with much enthusiasm, I’ll even attempt to climb a relatively small mountain. But I never thought I’d find myself doing an obstacle course, in the trees, of all places. Why? Well, for one, I’m not the fittest person…… Continue reading Adventures in the Trees and a Little Gem
The Administration by Francis Manna is one of my favourite books. The subject manner may not be to everyone’s taste, but the characterisation is incredible and I’ve read and re-read the books in the series over and over. One of the main characters, Warrick, is fond of cooking and baking and the books are littered…… Continue reading Food From Books – Saturday Pancakes
Since tonight’s the Mid-Autumn Festival, I thought it would be the best time to put up my very last mooncake post this year. Mooncake making has been a very fun experience and seeing people enjoy them makes me feel pretty darn accomplished. I’ve made them, both baked and snowskin, 3 times already and I think…… Continue reading Last Mooncake Post – Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
Overkill with the mooncakes? Maybe, but I’m on a roll here. Made strawberry-flavoured snowskin mooncakes with 2 different fillings – rum truffle and coffee tonight in just 1 1/2 hrs. I used the same recipe from my previous post with some tweaks; instead of cold water, I pureed some strawberries and mixed it with some…… Continue reading Mooncake Experiment Part Deux
The Mid Autumn Festival is almost upon us and that means MOONCAKES! Ok, traditionally, the Mid Autumn Festivals is the celebration of the harvest season, then it became about the moon and the rabbit, and now, sadly perhaps, it’s all about the mooncake…and the pomelo. I was never that big a fan of mooncakes as…… Continue reading My Mooncake Experiment
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